Copyright © 2006 Diane Huber and Connie Delaney. Used with permission.   77556-9

LOINC Code


LOINC code77556-9
nameCopyright © 2006 Diane Huber and Connie Delaney. Used with permission.
descriptionThe type of method used (e.g. walking, motorized vehicle, bicycle, email, telephone, etc.) to connect with the client or patient for an encounter. An encounter is an interaction between a provider and a patient for the direct provision of health care service(s).
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMethod used to connect with a patient
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemProvider
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodNMMDS

Additional Names

short nameMeth; Method of; Nominal; Nursing Management Minimum Data Set; Point in time; Random; Survey; SURVEY.NMMDS; Typ

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.NMMDS
type4  Surveys

Member of these Panels

77548-6Copyright © 2006 Diane Huber and Connie Delaney. Used with permission.

History/Usage

first releasedNMMDS
last updated2.58
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

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